2022–23 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season
| 2022–23 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Coach | Simon Helmot | ||
| Captain(s) | Sophie Molineux | ||
| Home ground | CitiPower Centre | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | 4–9 (7th) | ||
| Finals | DNQ | ||
| Leading Run Scorer | Hayley Matthews – 253 | ||
| Leading Wicket Taker | Ismail, Molineux – 11 each | ||
| Player of the Season | Sophie Molineux | ||
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The 2022–23 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Sophie Molineux, the Renegades finished the regular season of WBBL|08 in seventh position and failed to qualify for the finals.
Squad
Each 2022–23 squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees are classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|08 signing period.
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:[1]
- Australian marquee Tayla Vlaeminck returned to the Renegades, departing the Hobart Hurricanes. Due to injury, Vlaeminck and fellow Australian marquee Georgia Wareham were unavailable for the tournament.
- Holly Ferling departed the Renegades, signing with the Perth Scorchers.
- Jess Duffin did not re-sign with the Renegades.
- Sarah Coyte signed with the Renegades, having previously played for the Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers.
- Georgia Prestwidge signed with the Renegades, having previously played for the Brisbane Heat.
- Indian marquee Jemimah Rodrigues departed the Renegades, signing with the Melbourne Stars.
- Barbadian marquee Hayley Matthews signed with the Renegades, having previously played for the Hobart Hurricanes.
- South African marquee Shabnim Ismail returned to the Renegades for the first time since WBBL|01, having also previously played for the Sydney Thunder.
- English marquee Eve Jones did not initially return to the Renegades, but later signed as a replacement player.[2]
Changes made during the season included:
- Sri Lankan marquee Chamari Athapaththu returned to the Renegades, having played for the side between WBBL|03 and WBBL|05, replacing the injured Harmanpreet Kaur.[3]
- Paris Bowdler signed as a local replacement player, after Josie Dooley sustained a hip injury.[4]
- Hayley Matthews stood in as acting captain for two games, after Sophie Molineux sustained a knee injury.[5]
The table below lists the Renegades players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[6][7]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 50 | Hayley Matthews | 
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19 March 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 253 | 109.52 | 9 | 7.04 | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 11 | Courtney Webb | 
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30 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 252 | 97.29 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 58 | Chamari Athapaththu | 
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9 February 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 10 | 133 | 90.47 | – | – | 2 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| 8 | Evelyn Jones | 
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8 August 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 4 | 24 | 75.00 | – | – | 1 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| 7 | Harmanpreet Kaur | 
|
8 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Overseas marquee (unavailable) |
| 74 | Carly Leeson |
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9 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 211 | 106.56 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Paris Bowdler |
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24 November 2004 | Right-handed | – | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | – | – | 0 | 0 | Replacement player; † × 1 inns |
| 3 | Josie Dooley |
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21 January 2000 | Right-handed | – | 11 | 185 | 105.11 | – | – | 9 | 0 | † × 10 inns |
| 15 | Erica Kershaw |
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23 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 9 | 100 | 119.04 | – | – | 1 | 0 | † × 2 inns |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Sarah Coyte |
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30 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 13 | 48 | 106.66 | 10 | 7.20 | 4 | – | |
| 12 | Ella Hayward |
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8 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 11 | 8 | 40.00 | 6 | 6.09 | 4 | – | |
| 89 | Shabnim Ismail | 
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5 October 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 13 | 8 | 53.33 | 11 | 6.95 | 1 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 23 | Sophie Molineux |
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17 January 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 12 | 130 | 89.65 | 11 | 7.17 | 2 | – | Captain |
| 26 | Rhiann O'Donnell |
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14 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 10 | 42 | 97.67 | 0 | 14.00 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Georgia Prestwidge |
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17 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 13 | 13 | 70.73 | 5 | 8.20 | 2 | – | |
| Tayla Vlaeminck |
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27 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Australian marquee (unavailable) | |
| 32 | Georgia Wareham |
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26 May 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Australian marquee (unavailable) |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (RU) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0.695 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.390 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (CF) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.276 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes (EF) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.457 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.373 |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | −0.339 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −1.042 |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | −1.000 |
- The top 4 teams advanced to the play-off phase
Fixtures
All times are AEDT.
Adelaide Strikers
7/126 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
6/128 (19.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
1/180 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
6/159 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
8/163 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
137 (19 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
101 (19.5 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
2/102 (17 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
- Amanda-Jade Wellington (Adelaide Strikers) equalled the WBBL record for best bowling figures in an innings.[10]
Melbourne Renegades
91 (19 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
4/92 (17.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Sydney Sixers
3/188 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
9/151 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
5/133 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
6/137 (18.1 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Sydney Thunder
6/121 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
5/122 (18 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
80 (17.2 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
2/82 (10.4 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
1/64 (11 overs) |
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- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
4/192 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
88 (17.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Perth Scorchers set a new WBBL record for greatest winning margin (by runs).[11]
Melbourne Renegades
8/148 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
5/149 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
In the 15th meeting between the two Melbourne teams—the first to take place in their home city since 30 November 2019—the Renegades lost three early wickets before Josie Dooley and Courtney Webb formed a 50-run partnership from 39 balls. Sarah Coyte hit two sixes off the bowling of Kim Garth in the 20th over, helping to set a target of 149 for victory.
The Stars began the run chase sluggishly, and failed to capitalise on several controversial umpiring decisions in their favour. Alice Capsey survived a close stumping chance but was ultimately dismissed for just eleven, while the Decision Review System overturned an LBW call for Garth who would nevertheless fall to the bowling of Coyte in the following over. Earlier in the innings, Coyte became the eighth player in WBBL history to claim 100 career wickets.[12][13]
Annabel Sutherland breathed life into the contest as the Stars scored 22 runs from the 14th over against the previously economical Ella Hayward. The Renegades created several opportunities to effectively close out the match but put down key catching chances, which included an error in the field by Shabnim Ismail off her own bowling.
Needing an unlikely 23 runs from six balls to win, Sutherland promptly launched two sixes to dramatically shift the game's momentum. While delivering the third ball of the final over, Renegades captain Sophie Molineux suffered a knee injury which forced her from the field. Georgia Prestwidge was subsequently given the task of finishing the over, having not bowled throughout the innings up to that point. Sutherland proceeded to hit another six, and Stars captain Nicole Faltum then scored one run off the last delivery of the match to clinch her team's sixth win against their crosstown rivals.[14]
Sydney Thunder
95 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
2/98 (14.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
2/46 (8 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
4/58 (7.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain. Melbourne Renegades were set a revised target of 57 for victory.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Statistics and awards
- Most runs: Hayley Matthews – 253 (24th in the league)[15]
- Highest score in an innings: Chamari Athapaththu – 75* (59) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 3 November 2022[16]
- Most wickets: Shabnim Ismail, Sophie Molineux – 11 each (equal 24th in the league)[17]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Sophie Molineux – 4/23 (4 overs) vs Adelaide Strikers, 16 October 2022[18]
- Most catches (fielder): Sarah Coyte, Ella Hayward – 4 each (equal 31st in the league)[19]
- Player of the Match awards:
- Sophie Molineux – 2
- Erica Kershaw, Georgia Prestwidge – 1 each
- WBBL|08 Player of the Tournament: Hayley Matthews (equal 9th)[20]
- Renegades Player of the Season: Sophie Molineux[21]
References
- ^ "WBBL preview: Experience, class adds balance to Gades". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Tahuhu, Jones return to WBBL to cover late arrivals". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Chamari Back in Red for WBBL|08". Melbourne Renegades. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: Victorian young gun Paris Bowdler has been added to our squad of 13 for today's match against the Sixers. Paris has been added as an injury replacement player for Josie Dooley (hip)". Twitter. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Matthews to lead against Thunder in Canberra". Melbourne Renegades. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 - Melbourne Renegades Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "WBBL|08 Standings". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Women's BBL Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ "Wellington equals her own WBBL record to spin Strikers to victory | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Mooney, Kapp power Perth to record-breaking win". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Sarah Coyte becomes the eighth player to reach 100 WBBL wickets 🙌". Twitter. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Sarah Coyte's 100th WBBL wicket comes at a crucial time for the Renegades!". Twitter. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Sutherland blasts Stars to win amid injury blow". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Gardner caps super season to be crowned WBBL's best". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Victoria, Cricket (29 March 2023). "2022-23 CV State and Big Bash award winners announced". Cricket Victoria. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
Further reading
- Friend, Nick (10 October 2022). "WBBL 2022 team guide: Melbourne Renegades". The Cricketer. London. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
